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Animal Camouflage: Mechanisms and Function

Animal Camouflage: Mechanisms and Function

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ISBN

978-1139121095

Authors

Martin Stevens (Editor), Sami Merilaita (Editor)

Edition Number

Illustrated

Copyright Year

July 7, 2011

File Size

65 MB

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Pages

650

Animal Camouflage

Animal Camouflage: Mechanisms and Function explores the biological mechanisms and functions of camouflage across the animal kingdom. It presents current research on how animals avoid detection through visual strategies and examines the relationship between camouflage, predator perception, and visual cognition.

Key Features

  • Explores major types of animal camouflage
  • Covers background matching, disruptive coloration, and obliterative shading
  • Explains the mechanisms and functions behind camouflage
  • Examines visual perception and cognitive processes in camouflage
  • Uses research on both real animals and artificial systems
  • Discusses methods used to study camouflage
  • Combines research findings with comprehensive reviews
  • Useful for students, researchers, and animal biology professionals
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